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COVID-19: 4 deaths, 226 hospitalizations reported in Saskatchewan

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No out-of-province ICU transfers planned past Sunday in Saskatchewan
WATCH: During a COVID-19 briefing on Friday morning, Marlo Pritchard said there were no out-of-province transfers scheduled past Sunday. – Oct 29, 2021

Saskatchewan health officials reported on Saturday four more residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.

There are 226 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 53 in ICU.

Of those 226 individuals, 159 or 70 per cent were not fully vaccinated.

There are an additional 23 Saskatchewan ICU patients receiving care in Ontario.

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One former ICU patient in Ontario was transferred back to Saskatchewan on Friday and is now receiving acute care.

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Officials added 189 new cases on Saturday.

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Regina has 43 new cases and Saskatoon has 40 new cases.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 203 or 16.8 per 100,000 people.

Officials reported 4,320 new doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered since Friday’s update.

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